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    Every day, between oh, say 9:30 and around 10:30 my xenia contracts incredibly tight. At first I thought maybe a crab brushed against it or something... but After a week of noticing htis behavior every night (my wife watches while I am at work for me) I have my curiosity up. The coral seems healthy, it along with the colt and star polyps have increased their size exponentially.

    Is this common? is it an indicator of something?

    I have my lights on a ~12 hour photo-period, on at 10:30 AM, off at around 10:45 or so I think (they are on a timer, but not exactly 12 hours)

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    I wouldn't worry about it. They close up all the time, especially when night is approaching. Some of my other corals do the same thing.

    Gary
    Gary

    125 SPS, 75 gal. LPS/softie reef, 9 gal. Nano

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    my pom poms always do that in the evening.
    350 gal. 7\'x36\'\'x25\'\'tall, , 3-400w.mh-10k, 2-6\' vho actinic, 175gal.sump, 6ft. 100gal zenia fuge,calcium reactor, kalk reactor and a carbon reactor. 7\' turbofloter 5000 skimmer.

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    Mine do the same about an hour before lights off

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    Good to know guys, thanks!

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